Concussion Policy

As GHFA does not have an association specific policy, we defer to the FNSW policy, which in turn refers to the current FFA policy “FFA National Concussion Guidelines” a link to which can be found on the GHFA website here: http://www.ghfa.com.au/policies.html

The key recommendations are:

Any athlete with a suspected concussion should be immediately removed from play, and should not be returned to activity until they are assessed by a qualified medical practitioner.

Players with a suspected concussion should not be left alone and should not drive a motor vehicle.

Only qualified medical practitioners should diagnose whether a concussion has occurred, or provide advice as to whether the player can return to play.